1001 Arabian Nights 1959  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy
Director: Jack Kinney
Cast: Jim Backus, Kathryn Grant, Dwayne Hickman, Hans Conried, Herschel Bernardi, Alan Reed, Daws Butler, Clark Sisters
The cartoon character, Mr. Magoo (voice of Jim Backus), is the near-sighted focus of this animated film about the genie, Aladdin (voice of Dwayne Hickman), and Mr. Magoo's adventures in Arabia.
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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 1949  G, 68 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy
Director: James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney
Cast: Bing Crosby, Basil Rathbone, Eric Blore, J. Pat O'Malley, Colin(2) Campbell, Claud Allister, John McLeish, Leslie Denison, Campbell Grant, Edmond Stevens, Alec Harford, The Rhythmaires
Two classic tales, Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows" and Washington Irving's "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" are retold in this animated Disney film. Basil Rathbone narrates "The Wind in the Willows" in which Mr. Toad (voice of Eric Blore) loves motorcars, and Mole (voice of Colin Campbell) and Rat (voice of Claud Allister) try unsuccessfully to lock him up so he cannot steal a car. Bing Crosby narrates "Legend of Sleepy Hollow," which involves the story of schoolmaster Ichabod Crane who tries to win the love of Katrina and keep her away from Brom Bones.
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Fun and Fancy Free 1947  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical
Director: Bill Roberts, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, William Morgan
Cast: Cliff Edwards, Walt Disney, Billy Gilbert, Clarence Nash, Luana Patten, Dinah Shore, Anita Gordon, Edgar Bergen, Pinto Colvig
Two Disney animated movies are represented in this 1947 film: (1) "Mickey and the Beanstalk"–Mickey, Donald, and Goofy (voices of Walt Disney, Clarence Nash, and Pinto Colvig) bring their version of the famous tale. Edgar Bergen and his dummies Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd tell the story to a young girl (Luana Patten) (2) Bongo the circus bear is not happy with his current "job," so escapes into the forest. He finds that life on the outside is tough, but eventually finds his true love. Dinah Shore provides the narration and songs. Jiminy Cricket (voice of Cliff Edwards) provides the transition between the two stories.
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| 1. 1001 Arabian Nights (1959)
2. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
3. Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
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